# Routine

> Planner combining tasks, calendar and notes, with an AI assistant

Routine puts tasks, calendar, notes and custom databases in one app, with a planner view for laying out the day. A desktop hotkey opens a dashboard for quick capture, and an AI assistant with voice commands is included on every plan, limited by AI credits. Paid plans add time blocking, AI meeting notes, AI agents and team workspaces.

- **Category:** Daily Planner Apps
- **Made by:** Routine International Inc.
- **Website:** https://routine.co
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Routine has a free plan. Paid plans start at $5 per month, billed yearly.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Tasks, calendars and notes, AI assistant and voice commands, offline mode, 3 integrations, 3 custom databases and 250 AI credits.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Tasks, calendars and notes, AI assistant, voice commands, offline mode, 3 integrations, 3 custom databases and 250 AI credits. |
| Personal | $5 per month, billed yearly | Adds time blocking, time boxing, event coloring, exporting, unlimited file uploads, 10 integrations, 10 custom databases and 500 AI credits. |
| Professional | $10 per month, billed yearly | Adds AI meeting notes, AI agents and automations, time tracking, a menu bar widget, unlimited integrations and databases, and 7,000 AI credits. |
| Business | $15 per seat / month, billed yearly | Adds an organization with workspaces, access control, versioning, consolidated billing, priority support and 10,000 AI credits per seat. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Adds unlimited history, compliance, audit logs, analytics, user provisioning and a success manager. |

Read from https://routine.co/pricing on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Routine before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Up to 38% off on yearly plans** (Annual discount): Routine's pricing page marks its yearly prices as 38% off for Personal and 17% off for Professional and Business. Source: https://routine.co/pricing
- **Startup program: Business plan free for a year** (Startups): Startups with under $2 million in funding and fewer than 20 employees can apply for the Business plan free for one year, worth up to $2,500. Source: https://routine.co/partnerships/startups

## Key features

- **Planner and calendar:** Plan the day in a view that combines tasks with events from connected calendars such as Google Calendar and Microsoft Outlook. Time blocking starts on the Personal plan.
- **Dashboard hotkey:** A desktop hotkey opens a dashboard for creating tasks quickly and adding context to them without switching apps.
- **Universal inbox:** Imports tasks, messages and notifications from connected apps and services into one inbox.
- **Notes and custom databases:** Notes, a journal and pages sit alongside tasks. Custom databases model your own object types: 3 on Free, 10 on Personal and unlimited from Professional.
- **AI meeting notes:** Records meetings without a meeting bot and generates a summary with the transcript and original audio. Requires the Professional plan.
- **AI assistant, agents and MCP:** An AI assistant and voice commands are in every plan. AI agents and automations need Professional, and MCP connects Routine to assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude.

## Good for

- People who want tasks, calendar and notes in a single app
- Capturing tasks quickly from the keyboard on desktop
- Trying a planner on a free plan before paying

## Worth knowing

- The Free plan is capped at 3 integrations, 3 custom databases and 250 AI credits.
- Time blocking and time boxing are not part of the Free plan; they start with Personal.
- AI meeting notes, AI agents, automations and time tracking require Professional or higher.
- Routine's download page says the web app is 30% slower than the desktop apps and lacks some functionality.

## Works with

Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Gmail, Slack, Notion, Linear, Asana

**Tags:** Tasks, Calendar, Notes, Time blocking, Meeting notes, AI features, Works offline

## Alternatives

- [Akiflow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/akiflow): Time-blocking planner that pulls tasks from other apps into one inbox. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/akiflow-vs-routine)
- [Sunsama](https://toolgpa.com/tools/sunsama): Daily planner with guided planning routines and calendar timeboxing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/routine-vs-sunsama)
- [Morgen](https://toolgpa.com/tools/morgen): Calendar and daily planner with AI-suggested time blocking. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/morgen-vs-routine)
- [Motion](https://toolgpa.com/tools/motion): AI work planner that auto-schedules tasks on your calendar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/motion-vs-routine)
- [Ellie](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ellie): Daily planner with a brain dump list and calendar timeboxing. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ellie-vs-routine)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://routine.co
- https://routine.co/pricing
- https://routine.co/download
- https://routine.co/integrations
- https://routine.co/terms
- https://routine.co/partnerships/startups
- https://help.routine.co

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